“Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” took on the controversy around New Jersey governor Chris Christie and “Bridgegate” with a parody version “Born to Run,” the signature song of Garden State rocker Bruce Springsteen. Fallon performed the song with some help from the Boss himself.

The parody had sting in part because Christie has made no secret of the fact that Springsteen is his favorite rocker, as well as a personal hero.

State lawmakers and federal prosecutors are probing the circumstances behind lane closures in September that snarled traffic for hours on the New Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge. Emails from Christie aides have suggested that the closures may have been an attempt at political payback against the Democrat mayor of Fort Lee who had declined to endorse Christie.

Two weeks ago, actress and singer Patti LuPone grabbed a cell phone out of the hand of an audience member who was texting during a performance of her current play, "Shows for Days." The bold move led to an outpouring of support from fans fed up with glowing screens. Ms. LuPone gives us her five rules of theater etiquette.